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Way Back in Kodiak

Saints, sinners, fishermen, fox farmers, bars, banyas, eruptions and
earthquakes- Kodiak’s history is full of eccentric characters and
fascinating events. Way Back in Kodiak brings Kodiak’s history to the
air. First-hand accounts, interviews with scholars and elders, and
intriguing analysis illuminate unexplored aspects of Kodiak’s history.
Way Back in Kodiak is a monthly radio show, written and produced by
historian Anjuli Grantham, Curator of Collections and Exhibits at the
Baranov Museum.

A bell was cast for the Russian Orthodox Church in Kodiak in 1796 and discovered in an orange grove in California over 130 years later. In 2013, a Russian bell was brought to Kodiak from California, but it wasn’t the same bell. In this episode, a Russian bell expert, Father Innocent Dresdow, and others discuss the history of Russian bells, the experience of early Russian Orthodox missionaries in Kodiak, and speculate on how and why a bell cast in Kodiak might end up at a Catholic mission in California.

Many museums across the state are planning for major projects over the coming years. Learn about a few of these projects and the effort of Museums Alaska to advocate for the passage of HB 52 and SB 61, which would provide matching funding for museum capital projects.

A
group of Kodiak women traveled to a museum in Finland to study Alutiiq
garments in the collection there. Back in town, they spent months
creating a caribou parka, recreating the techniques they learned from
the historic garment. In this interview, learn about the skills,
materials, and camaraderie that developed as new skin sewers resurrected
ancient Alutiiq skills.

The Thelma C is one of the last remaining earthquake boats, built following the destruction of the Kodiak fishing fleet due to the 1964 earthquake and tsunami. Listen to learn about the history of the vessel and the Kodiak Maritime Museum's work to restore and turn the boat into an exhibit on Kodiak's waterfront.

On the Fourth of July 1915, Filipino cannery workers staged a parade and pageant at the Larsen Bay cannery. In this episode, learn about the journey of these men, about early Filipino migration to Alaska, and how American capitalism and Asian labor came together at Alaska salmon canneries.